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Economy at a Glance
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Philadelphia City/County, PA

Philadelphia City/County, PA
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Data
Nov
2025
Dec
2025
Jan
2026
Feb
2026
Mar
2026
Apr
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

793.5 (p)787.2 791.8 (p)793.0    

Employment(1)

754.8 (p)751.5 749.7 (p)748.7    

Unemployment(1)

38.6 (p)35.7 42.2 (p)44.2    

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.9 (p)4.5 5.3 (p)5.6    

Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CPI-U, All items(3)

  328.861   332.301   338.030

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(3)

    3.9   3.5   4.8

CPI-W, All items(4)

  329.825   332.562   339.929

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(4)

    3.9   3.4   5.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 12, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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